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LUKE WISE

The Waiting Game: Thousands Of Mass Prisoners Are Stuck On Education Waitlists

With waitlists nearly triple the size of current enrollment, prisoner rights advocates say the DOC prioritizes punishment over preparation

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LUKE WISE April 8, 2026
ROSA MORALES-SIMMONS

The Toll Of A Systemic Collapse Of Mental Health Care In ICE Facilities

Massachusetts has just one house of correction with an ICE contract, but it’s part of a dangerous network where detainees face a crisis in the shadows

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ROSA MORALES-SIMMONS April 2, 2026
JEAN TROUNSTINE

Correcting The Record: Mass Parole Rates For Lifers Are Not Really Rising

State officials and news outlets recently reported that parole rates are on the rise, but data reveals that for Massachusetts lifers, the numbers are actually trending downward under new leadership—amidst mounting delays and stalled clemency petitions

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JEAN TROUNSTINE February 17, 2026
ELIZA DEWEY

Demonstrators Call For Independent Probe, Firings In Shacoby Kenny Death

Activists revive demands for jail closure following recent death in custody of Suffolk County Sheriff 

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ELIZA DEWEY February 5, 2026
JEAN TROUNSTINE

Parole In Massachusetts: Ignored, Misunderstood, And Misrepresented

How executive indifference, an overburdened board, and a sensationalist media are failing the promise of parole in the commonwealth

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JEAN TROUNSTINE January 21, 2026
CHRIS FARAONE

Who Is Watching The Officials Who Select The Watchers?

How the secretive procurement teams approving hundreds of millions for Mass surveillance are incentivized to spend

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CHRIS FARAONE January 5, 2026
JEAN TROUNSTINE

Prison Brought Us Together, But Friendship Survives

This holiday season, longtime BINJ prison reporter Jean Trounstine reflects on the work that cleared her path to journalism

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JEAN TROUNSTINE December 24, 2025
JACOB SCHLES

Somerville To Expand Prison Labor Ban Following Its Purchase Of Prison-Made Items

Somerville, Mass. – Following BINJ.News’ discovery of a $78.93 city purchase of signs made in a Massachusetts prison, Somerville “will seek to expand” a 2020 ban on contracting prison labor services, said city spokesperson Denise Taylor. That statement came in response to a BINJ.News request to clarify the legality of

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JACOB SCHLES December 4, 2025
JEAN TROUNSTINE

Beyond Boston: Fighting Poverty And Prison With College In Worcester

Prison education in Massachusetts: Inside Clark University’s program to leverage education’s proven power to cut recidivism

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JEAN TROUNSTINE November 4, 2025
CHRIS FARAONE

Five Deaths In Less Than A Month In Massachusetts Prisons

Connecting BINJ reporting on Department of Correction health care to news of multiple “medical emergencies”

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CHRIS FARAONE November 1, 2025
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